"Almette" (curd cheese): composition and reviews

"Almette" is a soft cheese, popular both in Russia and abroad. Such love is justified both by the taste and the composition of the product. It perfectly goes both as a "spread" on a sandwich, and as an element of a sauce, and even as a base for dessert.

general information

How does "Almette" (curd cheese) get to the tables of Russians ? The manufacturer of this cheese - LLC Hochland Russland - is engaged in the food industry in the Moscow region since 2000, and managed to get a number of quality awards.

Technology is not distinguished by an abundance of stages and components. From the milk is made curd cheese, after which even fresh product "with heat, with heat" is mixed until homogeneous, and then whipped - thanks to this, a gentle, melting consistency is achieved.

Composition and calorie content

Even in the children's menu you can enter cheese cake "Almette", the composition of it allows you to:

• Whey ;
• Whey protein;
• cottage cheese;
• purified water;
• salt;
• Citric acid.

Of course, do not zealous, because the fat in this cheese is still a bit too much - 20 grams, but in other grades and species it is at least not less. Plus the abundance of ingredients from the serum suggests that the product is rich in calcium.

Due to its rich taste and soft consistency it can be considered as a dietary product curd cheese "Almette". Its caloric content is 216 kcal per 100 g of product. But in order to collect a useful sandwich from whole grain bread with vegetables and this cheese, it will take literally 20 grams.

Description of taste

"Almette" has a delicate, delicate taste with a pronounced note of cream.

Shop counts at the moment include a lot of products that are proudly called "curd cheese." There is something cheaper, something - more expensive, and not always the quality depends on the price. For example, the world-famous "Philadelphia", which is used in a variety of cuisines, from Japanese (sushi, rolls) to American (traditional cheesecake), is Almette cheese cheese, however more expensive and with a more contentious composition, since Includes a placer of stabilizers. A more acceptable alternative is the product "Buko" or cheese cheese "President".

Application. Snacks

Do not underestimate "Almette". Cheese curd is not just a "spread" for sandwiches. He perfectly manifests himself in a variety of snacks, as he is able to emphasize any taste, from fish to vegetables. Consider the most simple and successful snacks using this product. For example, a cheese snack with grapes:

• Curd cheese - 200 grams;
• Sweet large grapes - 600 grams;
• Cheese maasedam - 400 grams;
• Cheese with mold - 100 grams;
• Greens to taste (best dill and coriander) - 2 tsp.

Step by step cooking :

1. Curd cheese and cheese with mildew rub into a homogeneous mass, add greens.
2. Separate grapes from twigs, rinse, dry and remove from each berry bone.
3. Whip each separately all the grapes with cheese mass.
4. Separately slice into smooth serving cubes of maasdam.
5. Plant on the peaks for canapés or toothpicks cheese-grape balls, fix them with cubes of maasdam.
6. Put it on a serving dish and serve.

Those who love toasts from rye bread and generally try to make their food not only tasty, but healthy, you will like the following recipe:

• Cream cheese "Almette" without additives - 150 grams;
• Seeds of pumpkin - 10 grams;
• Cream in fat content not less than 33% - 50 ml;
• Vegetable oil (ideally from pumpkin seeds) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• Fresh rye bread - 150 grams;
• Salt - to taste;
• Black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process :

1. Heat the oven to 200 ^o C.
2. Pour the seeds on the baking tray and fry in the oven for 7 minutes.
3. Cool, then grind.
4. Separately, in a bowl, whip the cooled cream into a firm foam.
5. Peel the cheese and salt, pepper, butter and seeds with a whisk.
6. Gently mix the cheese with the cream.
7. With bread, remove all the crusts, cut into small portions.
8. Put on the prepared rye basis cheese mass and serve to the table.

Application. Second courses

The second dishes, for the most part, gratefully take a fraction of the creamy taste, since it is able to smooth out the sharpness of the products, while emphasizing their true taste, so they use Almette in the process of preparing them. Curd cheese serves as a catalyst, strengthening the effect of products such as herbs, garlic, spices.

The manufacturer has taken care of its quality, so no questionable taste will prevent you from enjoying this beautiful pasta. Required:

• Pasta of a favorite form - 400 grams;
• Any greens to taste - 150 grams;
• Roasted crushed almonds - 20 grams;
• Cheese curd - 4 tablespoons. Spoons;
• Olives with bones - 100 grams;
• Garlic - 2 small denticles;
• Olive oil - to taste;
• Salt - to taste;
• Black pepper - to taste.

Remove the ossicles from the olives. Grind them to a homogeneous mass together with greens, nuts, cheese, adding olive oil so that a soft, flowing paste turns out. Add salt and pepper.

Cook the pasta according to the instructions, open the sieve, season with olive oil.

Put the paste on each plate, add 2-3 tablespoons to the center of the composition. Spoons of cheese mass. Serve it.

Application. Bakery products

Thanks to a light salty note in sweet pastry, Almette fits perfectly. Curd cheese, in addition to its creamy taste, gives a great depth of the overall composition. Surely many people noticed that the dishes, in which only sugar was used, are inexpressive and "flat", but with a drop of salt they reach a completely different level. As, for example, in these tartlets:

• Ready-made puff pastry - 300 grams;
• Cheese curd - 200 grams;
• Cream in fat content of at least 33% - 250 ml;
• Ripe mango - 1 piece;
• Sugar - 150 grams;
• Favorite fruit and berries for decoration.

How to cook :

1. Heat the oven to 180 ^o C.
2. Dough roll into a thin layer, cut into squares and put into molds (it is most convenient to take silicone for cupcakes). Do a test with frequent forks with a fork, thanks to this measure, the dough will be minimized when baking.
3. Put in a preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes, then completely cool.
4. For cream, peel the mango, chop it into a puree.
5. Whip the cream with sugar until soft peaks.
6. Add to the cream "Almette". Curd cheese will immediately make the mass thick, do not be afraid of it.
7. To the resulting cream, put mashed potatoes, gently stir with a spoon.
8. Fill the baskets of puff pastry cream, decorate berries and fruits at will.

Fans of more dense cheese baking will like the following easy cheesecake:

• Cookies (ideally walnut) - 200 grams;
• Butter - 50 grams;
• Cheese curd - 320 grams;
• Sugar - 100 grams;
• Flour - 15 grams;
• Cream of arbitrary fat content - 25 grams;
• Egg is large - 1 piece;
• Egg yolk - 1 piece;
• Fruit to taste for decoration.

All products are designed for a shape with a diameter of 20 cm.

Description of the cooking process :

1. Grind the cookies in small crumbs.
2. Melt butter, add to the liver.
3. The received mass lay out in the form and weaken, forming a cortex with side walls.
4. Put in the refrigerator.
5. Heat the oven to 100 ^o C.
6. Mix all the other ingredients for the cheesecake until smooth. Do not whisk! From this, baking can crack and go bubbling. This rule always works, no matter what recipes with almette curd cheese you use. If not separately selected - do not shake.
7. Pour the cheese mass onto the cake from the pastry and bake for an hour.
8. Cool completely, do not remove from the oven, then put it overnight in the refrigerator.
9. Decorate with fruits and treat your loved ones.

Application. Dessert

This is the easiest option for using curd cheese. Here we will consider a tasty, fine, elementary cheese-melon ice cream:

• Juicy, sweet peeled melon - 500 grams;
• Cream in fat content of at least 33% - 350 ml;
• Cheese curd - 150 grams;
• Sugar is small - 120 grams.

Whip the ingredients with a blender until smooth. Place in a container and freeze for 5-7 hours, periodically whipping with a mixer to achieve a uniform texture, "as in the store." That's all.

Reviews

The reaction of consumers to cheese cake "Almette" does not please the variety of opinions. Reviews say that a pure creamy product is wonderful in everything - it is added to rolls, snacks, second courses and sweet pastries. However, to the expanded flavor range, which includes fillers from mushrooms, tomatoes, pickles and greens, are treated with greater caution, since their composition is not so good. In practice, everyone comes out of the situation in the following way: they acquire simply curd cheese and already add food to their taste.